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Science Fiction Awards Watch: New Award Launched at World Fantasy
OF Blog of the Fallen: New award announced to honor the best works translated into English
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New award announced by @CherylMorgan during the translation panel I was on. Go Cheryl! #wfc2009 http://www.sfftawards.org/ 10/31/2009 |
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RT @RadioSF: New SF/F awards! - for works translated into English. http://www.sfftawards.org/ 10/30/2009 |
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RT @CherylMorgan: I have just launched a new award: http://www.sfftawards.org/ 10/30/2009 |
New Award Launched at World Fantasy
Science Fiction Awards Watch —
... One of the things that became embarrassingly obvious to us in running this web site is that many countries around the world have awards for SF&F fiction translated into their local language, but there was no award for such works translated into English. That has now changed. At World Fantasy today a new award was launched to fill that gap. Your editors (Cheryl & Kevin) have been closely involved in making this happen. More details are available on the award web site. ...
New award announced to honor the best works translated into English
OF Blog of the Fallen —
I've known about this for over a month now, but was asked to be mum about it until it was announced at the World Fantasy Convention. Friday, a series of people, including the University of California at Riverside (who are the planned hosts for this award) announced the creation of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Translation Awards, which aims to do for non-English SF/F translated into English that awards such as the Seiun Awards, Premio Ignotus, Utopiales, and other awards from Asia and Europe do to honor foreign translations of SF/F works into their native languages. ...
New SF&F Translation Awards Launched
Locus Online News —
... receive a trophy and a cash prize. Critic and blogger Cheryl Morgan, who is one of the organizers, says, "In running the Science Fiction Awards Watch web site, I see non-English speaking countries all around the world give awards for translated fiction. Only in English-speaking countries are translations not specifically rewarded. We aim to change that." Organizers are in the process of setting up a non-profit organization to administer the awards. Further information available at www.sfftawards.org . Labels: ...
Science Fiction and Fantasy Translation Awards to recognize foreign-language works translated into English
SFScope —
A group of "academics, authors, and fans" are announcing the creation of the juried Science Fiction and Fantasy Translation Awards to correct a perceived imbalance. As co-founder Cheryl Morgan (of Science Fiction Awards Watch) said, "I see non-English speaking countries all around the world give awards for translated fiction. Only in English-speaking countries are translations not specifically rewarded. We aim to change that." There will be two awards, which will debut in 2011 for works whose English translations appear in 2010: one for long form literature (40,000 words and ...
SF&F Translation Awards
SF Site News —
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Translation Awards have been established. Announced at World Fantasy Con in San Jose, two awards will be given annually for science fiction translated into English, one for long form and one for short form. The first awards are slated to be presented in 2011 for works published in 2010. Both the original author and the translator will be recognized.
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